Bettors in Nevada go big on Super Bowl

3:43 PM,
Feb. 4, 2014

The Atlantis Sports Book in a file photo

Written by

Bill O?Driscoll
bodriscoll@rgj.com

Bettors put down a record $119.4 million in Nevada on Sunday's Super Bowl, but the state's sports books were the victors, winning $19.67 million after Seattle's 43-8 romp over the favored Denver Broncos.

The results released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Monday surprised officials.

"This shattered the record. No one anticipated anything like this," said Michael Lawton, senior research analyst at the regulatory agency. ...